Tuesday 25 October 2011 04.00 EDT
First published on Tuesday 25 October 2011 04.00 EDT

In this series, Paul Lewis introduces, and then performs, Schubert's Drei Klavierstucke – three piano pieces written in the last year of Schubert's life.

In this podcast, Paul Lewis, discusses the final of the three pieces, the lightest and most virtuosic of the set. "There's a real sense of fun and incredible energy. The syncopation gives the impression that the music lives mainly in the air."

Following his introduction, Paul Lewis performs the piece in its entirety (music begins at 3m30)